Bill Gee via Freedos-user composed on 2024-01-25 12:20 (UTC-0600):
> Lots of good graphics modes on that card you are using. Problem is,
> that all came from Linux. What happens if you boot the system in
> FreeDOS? Will it show the POST?
Turns out that PC had primary #2 allocated for FreeDOS, but it never got
installed. It does have WinXP and MDOS 7.1, which boots just like PC DOS 2000
and older MDOS versions, same default 80x25 mode as for BIOS setup. I have very
few "active" PCs with populated AGP slots. Most AGPs I have are in storage.
The following, which like the prior, has WinXP and MDOS 7.1 but no FreeDOS, and
boots BIOS and DOS in 80x25 text, has PCIe instead of AGP:
# pinxi -CMSz --vs
pinxi 3.3.31-70 (2024-01-23)
System:
Kernel: 6.5.9-3-default arch: i686 bits: 32
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.9 Distro: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20231126
Machine:
Type: Desktop System: Dell product: OptiPlex GX280 v: N/A serial: <filter>
Mobo: Dell model: N/A serial: <filter> BIOS: Dell v: A07 date: 11/29/2005
CPU:
Info: single core model: Intel Pentium 4 bits: 32 type: MT cache:
L2: 1024 KiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 2793 min/max: N/A cores: 1: 2793 2: 2793
# pinxi -Gaz
Graphics:
Device-1: AMD RV516 [Radeon X1300/X1550 Series] vendor: Dell driver: radeon
v: kernel alternate: amdgpu arch: Rage-7 code: R200 process: TSMC 150nm
built: 2001-06 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports:
active: DVI-I-1,VGA-1 empty: SVIDEO-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:7183
class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.9 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X:
loaded: modesetting dri: swrast gpu: radeon display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3600x1200 s-dpi: 120 s-size: 761x253mm (29.96x9.96")
s-diag: 802mm (31.57")
Monitor-1: DVI-I-1 pos: primary,left model: NEC EA243WM serial: <filter>
built: 2011 res: 1920x1200 hz: 60 dpi: 94 gamma: 1.2
size: 519x324mm (20.43x12.76") diag: 612mm (24.1") ratio: 16:10 modes:
max: 1920x1200 min: 640x480
Monitor-2: VGA-1 pos: right model: Dell P2213 serial: <filter> built: 2012
res: 1680x1050 hz: 60 dpi: 90 gamma: 1.2 size: 473x296mm (18.62x11.65")
diag: 558mm (22") ratio: 16:10 modes: max: 1680x1050 min: 720x400
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd r300 platforms: gbm: egl: 1.4 drv: r300 x11:
drv: swrast inactive: wayland
API: OpenGL v: 4.5 compat-v: 2.1 vendor: mesa v: 23.2.1 glx-v: 1.4
direct-render: yes renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 17.0.5 128 bits)
device-ID: ffffffff:ffffffff memory: 1.42 GiB unified: yes
# xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 3600 x 1200, maximum 8192 x 8192
DVI-I-1 connected primary 1920x1200+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y
axis) 519mm x 324mm
1920x1200 59.95*+
1920x1080 59.96 59.93
1600x1200 60.00
1680x1050 59.95 59.88
1400x1050 59.98 59.95
1600x900 59.95 59.82
1280x1024 60.02
1440x900 59.90
1400x900 59.96 59.88
1280x960 60.00
1440x810 59.97
1368x768 59.88 59.85
1280x800 59.99 59.97 59.81 59.91
1280x720 60.00 59.99 59.86 60.00 59.94 59.74
1024x768 60.04 60.00
960x720 60.00
928x696 60.05
896x672 60.01
1024x576 59.95 59.96 59.90 59.82
960x600 59.93 60.00
960x540 59.96 59.99 59.63 59.82
800x600 60.00 60.32 56.25
840x525 60.01 59.88
864x486 59.92 59.57
700x525 59.98
800x450 59.95 59.82
720x480 60.00 59.94
640x512 60.02
700x450 59.96 59.88
640x480 60.00 60.00 59.94
720x405 59.51 58.99
684x384 59.88 59.85
640x400 59.88 59.98
640x360 59.86 59.83 59.84 59.32
512x384 60.00
512x288 60.00 59.92
480x270 59.63 59.82
400x300 60.32 56.34
432x243 59.92 59.57
320x240 60.05
360x202 59.51 59.13
320x180 59.84 59.32
SVIDEO-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
VGA-1 connected 1680x1050+1920+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
473mm x 296mm
1680x1050 59.95*+ 59.88
1400x1050 74.76 59.98
1600x900 59.95 59.82
1280x1024 75.02 60.02
1440x900 59.98
1400x900 59.96 59.88
1280x960 60.00
1440x810 59.97
1368x768 59.88 59.85
1280x800 59.97 59.81 59.91
1152x864 75.00
1280x720 60.00 59.99 59.86 59.74
1024x768 60.04 75.03 70.07 60.00
960x720 75.00 60.00
928x696 75.00 60.05
896x672 75.05 60.01
1024x576 59.95 59.96 59.90 59.82
960x600 59.93 60.00
832x624 74.55
960x540 59.96 59.99 59.63 59.82
800x600 75.00 70.00 65.00 60.00 72.19 75.00 60.32
56.25
840x525 60.01 59.88
864x486 59.92 59.57
700x525 74.76 59.98
800x450 59.95 59.82
640x512 75.02 60.02
700x450 59.96 59.88
640x480 60.00 75.00 72.81 75.00 59.94
720x405 59.51 58.99
720x400 70.08
684x384 59.88 59.85
640x400 59.88 59.98
576x432 75.00
640x360 59.86 59.83 59.84 59.32
512x384 75.03 70.07 60.00
512x288 60.00 59.92
416x312 74.66
480x270 59.63 59.82
400x300 72.19 75.12 60.32 56.34
432x243 59.92 59.57
320x240 72.81 75.00 60.05
360x202 59.51 59.13
320x180 59.84 59.32
#
It's a good bit newer than my AGP Radeon 9700, but behaves just like older
cards when booting DOS.
WRT Wayland and Xorg, Xorg will surely be around another 10 or more years.
By design, Wayland will remain incapable of various functions provided by
Xorg. Other than Gnome and Plasma, I haven't seen plans by Linux DEs to drop
support for Xorg any time soon. Some have no plans yet, and some plan not to.
https://dudemanguy.github.io/blog/posts/2022-06-10-wayland-xorg/wayland-xorg.html
https://gist.github.com/probonopd/9feb7c20257af5dd915e3a9f2d1f2277?permalink_comment_id=4758649
https://www.cbtnuggets.com/blog/technology/devops/wayland-vs-xorg-wayland-replace-xorg
https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/wayland-2021.html
https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/please-dont-remove-xorg-yet/92757
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